Principal Engineer, Security Architect (r5056)

Shield AI Shield AI · Defense · San Diego, CA · Cybersecurity

Shield AI is seeking a Principal Engineer, Security Architect to lead the technical security design for Enterprise Operations. This role involves creating reference architectures and engineering guardrails for zero trust, identity, integration, manufacturing and operational technology, cloud, and the data and AI platform. The designs must meet stringent compliance standards like CMMC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and DoD requirements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the technical security design across Enterprise Operations.
  2. Translate our strategic roadmap into concrete reference architectures and engineering guardrails across zero trust, identity, integration, manufacturing and operational technology, cloud, the data and AI platform, and Enterprise Operations.
  3. Ensure designs hold up under CMMC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and DoD customer scrutiny.

Skills

Required

  • Security architecture design
  • Zero trust principles
  • Identity and access management
  • Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Operational Technology (OT) security
  • Data and AI platform security
  • Compliance frameworks (CMMC, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
  • DoD security requirements

Nice to have

  • Experience with deep-tech or defense companies
  • Experience with AI/ML security considerations

What the JD emphasized

  • CMMC
  • ISO 27001
  • SOC 2
  • DoD customer scrutiny